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River Ganga cannot be kept clean by focusing only on riverbank cities: NMCGThe National Mission for Clean Ganga emphasizes basin-wide interventions for river cleanliness. Wastewater from cities like Meerut, not on ...
NCERT clarifies Grade 6 Kannada textbook title, rejects claims of promoting vegetarianismNCERT has clarified concerns surrounding its Grade 6 Kannada textbook, "Krishna." The council explained that textbook titles in the R3 seri...
Kolkata set for mega Yoga Day as PM Modi to lead the main event at Red RoadKolkata is set to host grand celebrations for the 12th International Yoga Day on June 21, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the mai...
"A ray of hope": PM Modi hails 'Namami Gange Abhiyan' initiative for saving trapped Gangetic dolphin in UP"India's first Ganga dolphin rescue ambulance played a huge role in this. Built under the 'Namami Gange Abhiyan', it reached there as a ray...
After Ganga, Centre planning to set limits for minimum flow of water for its tributariesIn 2018, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) released the e-flow notification for Ganga, which refers to the quality, quantity and ...
Government allocated Rs 20,000 crore for 'Namami Gange' in last 5 yearsMinister of State in Jal Shakti Ministry Rattan Lal Kataria demanded that construction of dams should be stopped to save the Ganga.
Uma Bharti makes new move for her love for GangaUma Bharti took over as the new Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister in September, relinquishing the portfolio of Water Resources and Gan...
Panel studies draft bill on Ganga pollutionStepping up its efforts to finalise details of the proposed law on Ganga, a government’s expert panel on Tuesday deliberated on finer point...
Government planning to penalise those found guilty of polluting GangaThe Ganga act is being prepared by a panel headed by Justice Girdhar Malviya, and once it is being finalised the bill will be taken up the ...
Government mulling a law with stern provisions against polluters: Uma BhartiThe Minister noted that religious materials which flow into the river were not the main source of its pollution. These only add to the poll...
Congress, Left targeting PM Narendra Modi on false propaganda of intolerance: Uma BhartiUnion minister Uma Bharti today accused the Left parties of "singling out" Prime Minister Narendra Modi by raising the bogey of intolerance...
Government working on including criminal provisions in law on River GangaThe government is in the advanced stages of preparing the final draft of a law, which will incorporate criminal provisions, in its bid to a...
Government to conduct study on communities dependant on Ganga for livelihoodAs part of Ganga rejuvenation project, government is planning to conduct study on communities which are traditionally dependant on river fo...
BJP chief Amit Shah urges people to join Clean India Clean Ganga mission"Our PM has taken many initiatives. He stressed for 2 things clean Indian & Clean Ganga. Every citizen should join these initiatives,"said ...
Ganga water quality has improved: StudyThe chloride level too decreased significantly from 26 to 16 mg/l and the TDS (total dissolved solids) came down to 102 from as high as 210...
Gomti to be cleaned on lines of river Ganga: Rajnath Singh"Health of rivers is indicative of the health of a nation. When a country's rivers start drying, its fate also dries up," Rajnath said.
Harish Rawat seeks report on drains polluting Ganga in UttarakhandUttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has directed the authorities to immediately prepare a report on the drains polluting the river .
FDI in retail will generate massive unemployment: Uma BhartiSenior BJP leader Uma Bharti today held that FDI in multi-brand would render crores unemployed once foreign retailers set up shop in the co...
- Environmentalist Agrawal sits on fast in Haridwar
Noted environmentalist G D Agrawal has begun an indefinite fast over the cleanliness of Ganga river in Matri Sadan ashram.
Ganga, Yamuna "no cleaner" now than 20 yrs ago, says RameshIn a frank admission, Government on Friday said in Lok Sabha that rivers Ganga and Yamuna were "no cleaner" now as they were two decades ag...